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Haunted Finances

 It’s here, the fourth quarter of the year! As an entrepreneur (one of my personas is an online retailer), I LOVE the last 3 months of the calendar; it usually means a bonus for my business because people spent a lot more than they usually do. Now, that is fine if you have budgeted for it, but a lot of people spend so much that it can be scary. There are lots of ways to cut costs and still have a great Merry Thanksgivoween. 

Take All Hallows Eve, for instance. (We will start with the October events since they come first, ha ha.) There are things you can do to not break the bank. Do you have old costumes that don’t fit your children any longer? Stuff them and use them to decorate your yard, cut up the cool material to accent old home décor or make new pieces, or initiate a costume swap with friends (adhering to Covid regulations, of course).

Speaking of the ghastly virus, there are lots of traditions that your family probably participated in last year that the coronavirus has rendered obsolete, at least for now. But necessity is the mother of invention, and there are NEW rituals being raised from the ashes of what used to be. Check out last week’s post about virtual Discovery Hunts. Check your My Discovery Destination! local Facebook group's Halloween thread to see what is happening in spite of the "new normal." Or put Google to use and see what “drive by” Halloween events might be taking place in your area.

And if you have been following my advice for a while, you probably have some of this year’s Easter candy in your freezer that you can hand out to any trick or treaters that brave the pandemic. It’s time to pull that out. 😊

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